AssessmentsData Driven Instruction
Purpose of AssessmentTo determine what a student knows.What
deficits a student may have.How a student learns.How a student
compares with others.How to improve learning.If learning has been
successful.
AssessmentsThere are four broad types of
assessment.ScreeningDiagnosticProgress MonitoringSummative
ScreeningTargeted to determine if further assessment is needed
to locate weaknesses.Usually brief in nature and given to groups or
individuals.Used to predict future performance or determine student
weaknesses.Examples: Word Identification Fluency-WIF, Oral Reading
Fluency ORF.
DiagnosticStandardized Norm referenced or informal.Designed to
provide specific information and target specific areas of
difficulty a student may be having.Examples: informal reading
inventory, diagnostic assessment of reading, Qualitative Reading
Inventory.
Progress MonitoringAdministered periodically to determine if the
intervention program is working or if student is making appropriate
growth.Examples: running records, anecdotal notes, timed reading
tests, Performance Based Rubrics.
Outcome Measures (Summative Assessments)Used at the end of
program, year, course, or unit.Used to determine the level of
achievement or proficiency.Typically administered in groups,
usually Norm-referenced, standardized rather than informal, used to
determine if the district, school, or subgroup is making adequate
yearly progress Examples: FSA, FASA.
